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Special Committee on Migration Issues (CEAM)
Workshop: “Extracontinental Migration in the Americas”
Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 11:00 - 17:30 EST (16:00 - 22:30 GMT)
Simón Bolívar Room, 17th Street and Constitution Ave, Washington D.C. 20006

The objectives of the workshop are to: analyze the background, magnitude and impact of irregular extracontinental migration flows; exchange experiences about the responses of different countries and international organizations to this type of irregular flows from within and outside the region; and promote dialogue and cooperation on this topic among the Member States of the Organization.

• Meeting’s video >>

• Photo gallery >>

• Announcement of the Workshop >>

Agenda

Welcome address
11:00 – 11:15	Ambassador Duly Brutus Permanent Representative of Haiti to the OAS Chair of the Special Committee on Migration Issues (CEAM) Ambassador Albert Ramdin Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States
General overview of recent extracontinental migration in the Americas
11:15 – 11:30	Presentation by Araceli Azuara Coordinator of the Migration and Development Program (MiDE) Department of Social Development and Employment of the OAS See presentation >>
11:30 – 11:45	Presentation by Anna Greene Senior Regional Protection Officer - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) - Washington, D.C. See presentation>>
11:45 – 12:00	Presentation by Richard Scott Regional Representative of the IOM for North America and the Caribbean See presentation >>
12:00 – 12:15	Dialogue with member states
Basic principles and possible programmatic responses
12:15 – 12:30	Presentation by Juan Carlos Murillo Head of the Regional Legal Unit UNHCR - Costa Rica See presentation >> (in Spanish)
12:45 – 13:00	Presentation by Laurence Hart Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya See presentation >>
13:00 – 13:30	Dialogue with member states
13:30– 15:00	Lunch
Experiences and lessons learned
15:00 – 15:15	The experience of Costa Rica Mario Zamora Director of Immigration and Foreign Status See presentation >> (in Spanish)
15:15 – 15:30	The experience of Mexico Ernesto Rodríguez Chávez Director of the Center for Migration Studies, National Migration Institute (INAMI) See presentation >> (in Spanish)
15:30 – 15:45	The experience of Argentina Luis Agusti Director of Social and International Affairs and President of the Argentinean National Committee for Refugees See presentation >> (in Spanish)
15:45 – 16:00	Dialogue with member states
16:00 – 16:15	The experience of Panamá María Cristina González National Director of the National Immigration Service See presentation >> (in Spanish)
16:15 – 16:30	Presentation by Ambassador Izben Williams Permanent Representative of St. Kitts and Nevis to the USA and OAS Representing the General Secretariat of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
16:30 – 16:45	Dialogue with member states
Conclusions and recommendations
16:45 – 17:15	Conclusions and recommendations presented by Ambassador Jorge Skinner-Klee Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the OAS View document >> (Coming soon) Ambassador Maria del Lujan Flores Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the OAS View document >> Carlos Ivan Plazas Minister Plenipotentiary, Alternate Representative Permanent Mission of Colombia to the OAS View document >> (Coming soon)
Closing remarks
17:15-17:30	Ambassador Duly Brutus Permanent Representative of Haiti to the OAS Chair of the Special Committee on Migration Issues (CEAM)